Abstract. We introduce a modular framework for formalizing reasoning with incomplete and inconsistent information. This framework is composed of non-deterministic semantic structur...
Like a computer, the human brain inputs, processes, stores and outputs information. Yet the brain evolved along different design principles from those of the Von Neumann architect...
In this paper we present a prototype enterprise information run-time heavily inspired by the fundamental principles of autonomic computing. Through self-configuration, selfoptimi...
In this paper, a practical electronic-payment (epayment) protocol is presented for use over the internet. The protocol applies the principle of true fair-exchange to the process o...
In any multidimensional visualization, some information has to be compromised when projecting multidimensional data to two- or three-dimensional space. We introduce the concepts of...